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FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1985

+THROUGH THEIR PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND THEIR WIDE CONTACTS, THE NEW MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE SOUND ADVICE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE FORMULATION OF EFFECTIVE AND BALANCED DECISIONS.+

MR PANG POINTED OUT THAT OF THE AUTHORITY'S UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS, MANY ALSO SERVED AS MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, URBAN COUNCIL, HEUNG YEE KUK AND DISTRICT BOARDS.

+TOGETHER, HOUSING AUTHORITY MEMBERS HAVE A BROAD BASE OF EXPERIENCE AND REPRESENTATION AND ARE ABLE TO APPLY A CRITICAL AND CONSCIENTIOUS PERSPECTIVE IN DETERMINING THE POLICIES OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. +

MR PANG PAID A WARM TRIBUTE TO ALL THE RETIRING MEMBERS AND SAID MANY OF THEM HAD SERVED THE AUTHORITY AND THE FORMER HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND HAD CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE AUTHORITY'S PHENOMENAL GROWTH AND SUCCESS.

+ INDEED, THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IS VERY GRATEFUL TO THEM FOR THEIR WORK AND EFFORTS;+ HE SAID.

THE FOLLOWING ARE BRIEF BIOGRAPHIES OF THE SEVEN NEW APPOINTEES:

MR CARLOS CHEUNG HON-KAU MR CHEUNG, WHO IS 47, HAS BEEN A CO-OPTED MEMBER OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE SINCE 1.4.1984. HE IS A STRUCTURAL ENGINEER BY PROFESSION AND A MEMBER OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD AND THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.

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MR CHEUNG KIN-CHUNG -- MR CHEUNG, WHO IS 38, HAS BEEN A CO-OPTED MEMBER OF THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE SINCÉ 1.10.83. HE IS A TEACHER BY PROFESSION AND AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE EASTERN DISTRICT BOARD.

MR PAO PING-WING -- MR PAO, WHO IS 37, IS A SOCIAL WORKER BY PROFESSION, AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND A MEMBER OF THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT BOARD. HE IS A CONSULTANT TO THE HOLY CARPENTER COMMUNITY CENTRE. HE HOLDS A MASTER DEGREE IN HUMAN SETTLEMENTS PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT FROM THE ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (BANGKOK).

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MISS LEUNG WAI-TUNG MISS LEUNG, WHO IS 39, IS A LECTURER IN SOCIAL GEOGRAPHY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG. SHE IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSING SUBSIDY TO TENANTS OF PUBLIC HOUSING. SHE IS VERY ACTIVE IN HOUSING MATTERS AND HAS DONE A NUMBER OF STUDIES IN SQUATTER AREA IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC HOUSING ALLOCATION, AS WELL AS RESIDENTIAL CHOICE AND SATISFACTION OF TENANTS IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS.

/MR NORMAN